PhD's in Intelligent Information Systems

The ORCHID Doctoral Training Programme is looking for the brightest computer scientists, mathematicians and engineers to build the next generation of intelligent information systems – Human-Agent Collectives (HACs).

ORCHID offers a fully-funded scholarship for 3.5 year PhDs, with a stipend ranging from £14,000-£18000 (depending on background and experience), working alongside internationally leading academics based in the Universities of Southampton, Oxford or Nottingham. There are opportunities for a placement with industrial partners such as BAE Systems, Secure Meters UK and the Australian Centre for Field Robotics.

The successful applicant will undertake research in areas such as flexible autonomy, agile teaming, incentive engineering or accountable information architecture. Work will be grounded in applications related to crowd sourcing, smart energy management and/or emergency response.

To be eligible for this competitive scholarship you must demonstrate a relevant connection with the UK*. ORCHID students will play an active role within the team, from agenda setting to building demonstrators and applying research in commercial settings.  In return you will work on a flagship project, join a vibrant working environment with your own dedicated space and personal laptop and have the ability to travel to present results at international conferences.

Available PhD project opportunity in Machine Learning and Game Theory- click here for details.

*You need to be ordinarily resident for a period of three years immediately prior to the date of application, excluding any period of residence mainly for the purposes of full-time education.  EU nationals are eligible for fees-only awards if they are resident in their own country for a period of three years immediately prior to the date of application, excluding any period of residence mainly for the purposes of full-time education

NOTE: To get a feel for what it is like to do research within ORCHID, why not apply for a summer internship with us!

For more information...

Please visit: www.orchid.ac.uk/orchid-dtp